Automobile safety-brace.



E. 1. WEAVER.

- AUTOMOBILE SAFETY BRACE.

APPLICATION HLED MAR. 15. 191-5.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

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EDGAR JACQB WEAVEE, 01 WESTEBJVILTJE, GEEK i AUTOMOBILE SAFETY-333E335.

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Application filed ZZereh 1-5, 1315. Serial 3530. 1% 593.

T 0 all whom it caizcem Be it known that l. EDGAR J. WEAVER, a

citizen of the U. iierl States, anrla resident of Westerville. in thecounty of Franldin and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new anduseful improvement in Automobile Safety-Braces, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in automobile safety braces,and one of the principal objects of the invention is to pro vide a braceagainst- Which one of like Wheels of an automobile may be rolled andseeu-rerL.

in order -that the automobile may be prevented from accidentallyrolling. down hill or moving from a stationary position, the brace beingadapted to be locked upon the Wheel, so that the aueomobile cannot bestolen. v

A further object of the inveniien is to provide a safet; brace in theform of a resilient pan or apron carried by a suitable support andagainst which one of the tires of the automobile may be rolled in orderthat the safety brace be secured to the Wheel. said pan or apron beingso adapterl when so connected to the sire; to conform. to theconguratien of the laeier, so as to. sreaclily brace and prevent theseinefro i moving.

Still a further cbiec of the invention is to provide device of the classrlescriberl which will extremely simple, durable, e-

cient in operation. and cheap is inanufao ture.

With these and other obgects in View, WlllCh .Wlll become appere'ni'asthe (lescrip' tion proceeds. the iZlYGIilGZl resides in eheCOIlStIUCi'lUIl; ccmbinsiion, arrangement of parts hereinafter describedclaimed, and illustrated in the accompanying irawof referenceindicatelike parts throughout the several iigures, of whicl1-- V Figure1 represenis a plan view I of a safety brace constructeel according tomy invention, the same being s own operative position. Fig. .2represents a View in section taken through the same, on the planeindicated by the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 represents a View parrly insection ialren transversely of the device. on the plane inieetecl by theline 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4c represei'its a View in side elevation of thedevice in folded position. Fig. 5 represents a frag:-

mentary iew in persyective of the extending edges of the connectiehbetween the base lock and the support.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a pan er apron for receiving thetire of the automobile Wheeliewhich the clexce is to be attached. Thispan is constructed of a serip of mate iel which is preferably of asomewhatresilieni nature, the strip being longitudinally anzltransversely curved so as to acquire the general configuration of theouter side of a tire. Thestrip is provided along both longitucinal edgeswith inwardly slits or recesses 5 extending from the edges sewers. thecenter of the strip, the ends of the soiigue's 6 formed by the slits orrecesses being bent over the side bars 7 of the devic Bis shown, thelongitudinal pan or apron ihreughout the length if the latter arefiurneol upon the bars 7, Wherebysueh bars 1 I The bars near the lowerend. 05 the device direrge and at their lower ends, the bars areclcwnwerrll r turned and sharpened as at 8. The points 8 are eel-gatedto biteinto the ground when the device is'in operation, to

prevent slipping of the same. and these points fiLQWlClGZ' than theWidih of an ordinary ausemobile whee iii-e, so that when "she Wheel isclrecl into the pron or pan, it will sure "to pass liemeen, the lowerends of shesiile hare or rods 2', and ihus be properly seated upon saiclpan. The

are filfi made of suitable preferably being formed of some steel Wire,and similarly to the pan they are longitudinally curved io assumegenerally the circuiei'ereiiiial curvature of an au'eoinobile tire.v

The freer. transverse edge of pan or apron A is crimpecl down upon therear rabbeted face of the base block B. be macle in the form of acestinganrl against iis uppcrinclinedfece 9 the rear under face of theapron rests. as shown in 2. ll plate 10 having an upper is then rivetedupon 3 rear face of the base block so $0 secure the pan in placethereon. The; curvature of the upper edge or plate 10 is substantiallycoincident with she transverse. curveiure of? the pan or apron. As infl'rec; in a'. the upper ends of bars or rods are bent downwardly as at 12adjacent the base blocks, arid then extend rearwarrlly through openingsin the block anci extend through the'plate iO ancl censure edge 11.

have their sizes mashed or flattened down s secured to the pail.-

upon said plate whereby to help maintain the latter in position, and atthe same time secure the rods in braced position upon the base block.

Extending in opposite directions from the reduced lower end 13- of blockare the pivot pins 14. These are flattened as at 15 on their sidesnearest the upper edge of the base block. The pins are adapted to beengaged by the eyes 16 formed atthe upper end of the support 0. Theseeyes are s'ubstantially oval shaped andat their upper ends are open asat 17 whereby they may be engaged upon the pins 14, the openings 1 7 inthe eyes however being of a. width just equal to the Width of thepins'through th A thinnest portion of the latter.

The support C is tapered at its central portion as at 18, and at itslower end is provided with a cutaway portion 19 defining the legs 20 onthe lower ends of which the sharpened cleats or lugs 21 ar.e provided,these lugs being adapted to prevent slipping of the device when inplace. Above the recess or opening 19, the sup'portC is provided with'anopening 22 from which a recess 23 extends in a vertical direction. Oneither side of the recess the rear face of the support is dished orconcaved as at 24.

The base block B is provided on its front face'with a depending flangewhich, when the device is in operative position as indicated in Fig. 2,is adapted to engage againstthe front face of the support at the upperend thereof in order to prevent movement of the supportand pan or aprontoward each other, thus preventing the collapse of the device whenpressure is placed upon the same. The eyes 16 are provided with oblongopenings through which the pins 14. may extend, in order that thesupport C may be shifted downwardly relatively to the base block B infolding or in opening the device, as will be readily understood. Securedto the rear face of the pan or apron A at the lower end of the latter,is a spring latch D. The latter is coded upon itself as at 26 near the'point at which it isabout the wheel in the manner indicated. and a ring2!) carried at the opposite end ofthe chain may then be connected bymeans i of a padlock 30 with an eye or staple 231 sc cured. in the base13.

'ing the wheels of automobiles, in order to .of the base block, aplate'disposed upon said eyes having, oblong openings therein, said eyesat one end being open, legs carried-by In folding the device in themanner indicated in Fig. 4, the chain is first disengaged and the deviceremoved from its place. beneath the wheel, the support G is then shifteddownwardly relatively to the base B in order to allow the support tomove, beyond the flange 25, and said support is then shifted toward thepan or apron A. In doing this, the spring clip or latch D engages over arounded portion 32 between the legs 20, defined by a recess forming anextension of the opening 19, thus maintaining the device in closedposition.

The chain together with the padlock and staple or eye have not beenshown in Figs. 80 1 and 4, for the purposes of clear illustration. I

Such a device. as I have provided willbe found of general use inblocking or ,chock- S5 prevent accidental movement of'the machine-fromstationary position, and at the same time will be found to preventstealing of the automobile, by reason of the means" forlocking andlashing the device to the '90" wheel.

The material from which the device may. be made is optional, although it'will be necessary to make the base block B and the support C extremelystrong, for obvious reasons. Theapro'n will preferably be formed. ofsome resilient material, so that when the wheel is backed or placed uponthe apron, thelatter will give in order to assume the general contour otthe tire of the wheel.

Although I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention. Imay desire to make such changes in the construction, combination, andarrangement of parts thereof, as do not depart from the spirit of theinvention, and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim 1. A device of the class described, com-v prising a base block,a .pair of resilient rods secured thereto and extending therefrom, saidrods diverging toward their outer, ends,

a resilient strip of metal disposed-between the rods and having itslongitudinal edges turned upon" said rods. said strip of metal beinglongitudinally and transversely concaved, the inner edge of said stripof metal being crimped into the rear rabbeted ,edge

base block and overlying the crimpededge of the strip, a pair of pinsextending in opposite directions from said base blockr'said pins beingprovided with flattened sides, a support provided with upwardlyextending the support, said support being provided with an openingtherein having a recess extending therefrom. a spring latch carried bythe said strip, a flexible eleinent -connected at one end to said springlatch and adapted to be extended through the opening in the support. andadapted to be err at ed within the recess and passed around the tire ofa wheel, an eye carried by the base block. and means for locking thefree end of the flexible element to said eve.

2. A device or" the class described comprising a base block, a pansecured thereto, said pan being longitudinally and trans verselvconcaved. and being formed of a resilient material, outwardl divergingrods carried by the base block. over which the edges of the pan areturned. said rods at their outer ends being provided withengagingpoints, a support pivotally connected. to the base said supiiort having a sliding pivotal connection with said base, a flangecarried by the base and adapted to engage the support for maintainingthe support in spaced relation with the pan, :1 spring: latch carried bythe pan, and a flexible element connected to the spring latch andadapted to be passed through an opening in the support and lashed abouta wheel. and adapted to be connected with the base for maintaining thedevice upon the wlieel said pan adapted to give whereby to assume thecontour of the tire of the wheel.

3. A device of the class described in cluding a base. a longitudinallyand transversely con aved apron carried by said base. n'ieans forsupporting said apron. said apron being provided with a plurality ofresilient tongues connected to the supporting: means. a supportpivotallr connected with th base. means tor maintaining the,

support in spaced relation with the apron when the device is inoperation. and means for maintaining the support in close, relation withthe bas when the device in inoperative position.

l. A device of the class described including a base. a longitudinall andtransversely cont-awed resilient apron carried thereby. a supportingmeanst'or the apron. a support connected with the base and adapted to bemoved into operative and ii'ioperati e positions. means for maintainin;the support in operative. position. and means for maintaining' the samein inoperative position at will.

5. in a device of the class described. a base. a pan onnected therewith.oppositely extending pins carried by the base, said pins being providedwith flattened surfaces. :1 support. upwardlv extending eyes 'arried bysaid support. said eyes being provided with oblong openings throughwhich the pins are adapted tobe'extcnded. said eyes at one end'beingopen.

6. A device of the class described including a base. a pan carriedthereby, a support connected to the base. a flexible element connectedwith the pan and adapted to be engaged with the support for maintainingthe latter in fixed relation with the pan when the device is inoperation, and means for locking the flexible element with the base atwill.

7. A device of the class described including a base. a pancarriedthereby, a-support centrally connected with the base and being adaptedto be n'ioved into operative and inoperative positions, means formaintaining the support in spaced relation with the pan when inoperative position, means for maintaining the support in close relationwith the pan when in inoperative position, and,

HM ans for locking the device to the tiroof a Wheel. r 8. A ing a base,a support pivotally connected therewith,'and a longitudinally and transversely concave resilient pan connected to the base. said pan adapted togive whereby to assume the contour of the tire of a wheel when saidwheel is backed upon the pan.

ii. A device of the class described including a base. a resilient pancarried thereby, a support pivotally connected with the'base. means foru'iaintaining the support in operative and in inoperative positions withrelation to the pan. and means for supporting the longitudinal edges ofthe pan whereby the latter may assume the contour of the tire oi" awheel when said wheel is backed upon the pan. 7 4 i A device. of theclass described including a pan composed of resilient material andadapted to assume the contour of the tire of a wheel when said wheelbacked upon the same. and means for supporting the pan at will.

EDGAR JACOB WEAVER.

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the class described includ-

